When was iron discovered?

When was iron discovered?

Iron was first discovered in South East Asia about 4000 years ago. It was considered more valuable than gold at that time! By around 1200 BC, the Iron Age had begun. The ways of extracting it and working with it improved. Since iron is hard to melt, early users had to invent new techniques such as shaping it by hammering rather than casting. These inventions pushed humanity faster than ever towards the modern world